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to rise again

to rise again

35 5.7
Come back to life or return to activity after a time away
  • phrasal verb
  • /raɪz əˈɡɛn/
translation icon : resurgir (volver a la actividad)
  • Millions perished, only to rise again as legions of implacable undead.
  • he rose again on the third day
  • rose again on the third day

I remind you, Ultra Man may never rise again.

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Examples

Synonyms

to recover
vsto rise again
748 2.5

Get back to a normal state after a loss, for example health or money

adds stronger sense of reappearing from death or complete absence
to rise
vsto rise again
  • Literature
111 8.5

To come back to life after death

is the same idea expressed as the main concept
to revive
vsto rise again
71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

covers full return to existence or long absence, not only consciousness
to reappear
vsto rise again
70 2.7

To come back into sight after being away for a time

adds sense of returning to life or full activity, not only showing up
to rebound
vsto rise again
42 4.3

To get back to normal after a problem

covers comeback from death or long absence, not only quick recovery
to resurface
vsto rise again
34 4.2

To appear again after being hidden or inactive

implies a full return to life or ongoing presence, not only visibility
to come back from the dead
vsto rise again
  • Informal
15 5.5

Become successful or active again after a long time away

means actual return to existence or life rather than only prominence
to reawaken
vsto rise again
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

covers return to life or existence beyond simple waking or awareness
to bring back to life
vsto rise again
9 4.8

To make people and things alive or working again

is about coming back on its own rather than being caused
to reemerge
vsto rise again
8 4.1

To appear again after being away or hidden

implies a fuller revival to life or ongoing activity rather than mere appearance
to rise from the ashes
vsto rise again
5 5.7

Become successful again after a big loss or disaster

is broader, covering any return to life or activity, literal or not
to return from the dead
vsto rise again
5 7.9

To come back to life or appear again after people thought it was gone

focuses on general return to existence or activity, not only surprise
to respawn
vsto rise again
  • Jargon
2 6.4

To appear again in the game after being defeated

refers to real-world return to life rather than a virtual reappearance
to rise like a phoenix
vsto rise again
  • Literature
1 7.4

To recover and become stronger after a very hard time

is similar but may also mean literal return to life without renewal
to resurge
vsto rise again
1 7.4

To become active again after a slow or quiet time

is more about full return to existence or life, not only activity levels
like Lazarus
vsto rise again
  • Literature
1 9.9

Return suddenly after being gone for a long time

covers planned or gradual returns too, not only sudden comebacks
to rise like Lazarus from the ashes
vsto rise again
  • Literature
9.8

To recover successfully after being ruined or failing completely

expresses plain return to existence or activity without poetic image
to feel like Lazarus
vsto rise again
9.1

To become full of new energy after being very ill or tired

describes actual return to existence or activity, not only feeling better
to pick oneself up off the floor
vsto rise again
  • Informal
6.1

To get better after a failure and start again

includes return after death or long absence as well as setbacks
to re-emerge
vsto rise again
5.0

To appear again after being hidden or gone

focuses on literal return to life or long absence rather than visibility
to reawake
vsto rise again
4.9

Become awake or active again after being asleep

is broader, including return from death or long absence, not only sleep

Antonyms

1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

69 3.0

To become weaker and then disappear over time

How Recovered

to rise again
35 5.7
return
413 1.0
to come back
1.3
to reappear
70 2.7

Surface Forms

rise again infinitive
rising again present participle
rises again third person singular
rose again past
risen again past participle

Morphology

rise + again

The meaning 'to return to life' is directly compositional from 'rise' (return to life/get up) plus 'again' (once more); there is no idiomatic shift here. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrase rise again comes from images like the phoenix, a bird in old stories that burns and then rises from its ashes. The word again shows it comes back, so rise again means 'to return to life or activity'.